The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Jhenidah

A commander of the outlawed Purbobanglar Communist Party (ML) Janajuddha faction was killed in an encounter between the extremists and RAB and police here in the early hours of Thursday.

Police sources said the dead was identified as Zahidul Islam, 29, of Alampur village under Jhenidah Sadar upazila.

The gunfight took place as the Janajuddha cadres opened fire on a joint squad of RAB and police, which cordoned off the local school ground where the extremists were holding a meeting following the death of their party chief Abdur Rashid alias Tapan Malitha.

At one stage of the fighting Zahidul received bullets and died on the spot. The RAB members recovered one pipe gun, four rounds of rifle bullet and two gun bullets from the spot. Islam, son of Anwar Hossain of Alampur Village, was an accused in seven cases, including a murder charge, pending with Jhenidah thana of the district.

A case was recorded yesterday with Jhenidah thana in this connection.